Statistical Classification of Economic Activities NACE Rev. 2

This class includes:
- wholesale of fuels, greases, lubricants, oils such as:
• charcoal, coal, coke, fuel wood, naphtha
• crude petroleum, crude oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, fuel oil, heating oil, kerosene
• liquefied petroleum gases, butane and propane gas
• lubricating oils and greases, refined petroleum products

This class includes:
- wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores
- wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals in primary forms
- wholesale of ferrous and non-ferrous semi-finished metal products n.e.c.
- wholesale of gold and other precious metals

This class excludes:
- wholesale of metal scrap, see 46.77

This class includes:
- wholesale of wood in the rough
- wholesale of products of primary processing of wood
- wholesale of paint and varnish
- wholesale of construction materials:
• sand, gravel
- wholesale of wallpaper and floor coverings
- wholesale of flat glass
- wholesale of sanitary equipment:
• baths, washbasins, toilets and other sanitary porcelain
- wholesale of prefabricated buildings

This class includes:
- wholesale of hardware and locks
- wholesale of fittings and fixtures
- wholesale of hot water heaters
- wholesale of sanitary installation equipment:
• tubes, pipes, fittings, taps, T-pieces, connections, rubber pipes etc.
- wholesale of tools such as hammers, saws, screwdrivers and other hand tools

This class includes:
- wholesale of industrial chemicals:
• aniline, printing ink, essential oils, industrial gases, chemical glues, colouring matter, synthetic resin, methanol, paraffin, scents and flavourings, soda, industrial salt, acids and sulphurs, starch derivates etc.
- wholesale of fertilisers and agrochemical products

This class includes:
- wholesale of plastic materials in primary forms
- wholesale of rubber
- wholesale of textile fibres etc.
- wholesale of paper in bulk
- wholesale of precious stones

This class includes:
- wholesale of metal and non-metal waste and scrap and materials for recycling, including collecting, sorting, separating, stripping of used goods such as cars in order to obtain reusable parts, packing and repacking, storage and delivery, but without a real transformation process. Additionally, the purchased and sold waste has a remaining value.
This class also includes:
- dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment to obtain and re-sell usable parts
This class excludes:
- collection of household and industrial waste, see 38.1
- treatment of waste, not for a further use in an industrial manufacturing process, but with the aim of disposal, see 38.2
- processing of waste and scrap and other articles into secondary raw material when a real transformation process is required (the resulting secondary raw material is fit for direct use in an industrial manufacturing process, but is not a final product), see 38.3
- dismantling of automobiles, computers, televisions and other equipment for materials recovery, see 38.31
- ship-breaking, see 38.31
- shredding of cars by means of a mechanical process, see 38.32
- retail sale of second-hand goods, see 47.79